SERIE A ROUND-UP:AC Milan maintained their three-point lead at the top of Serie A last night by winning 2-1 at Fiorentina. The Rossoneri, who were joined on 65 points earlier in the afternoon by Napoli following their 2-0 victory at Bologna, kept their nerve to triumph at the Stadio Artemio Franchi and keep their noses in front.
The win came at a price, though, with Zlatan Ibrahimovic picking up his second red card in his last two games for mouthing off at an assistant referee.
Clarence Seedorf put Milan in front in the eighth minute and Alexandre Pato doubled their lead before the break.
Ibrahimovic missed two chances to seal the win before Juan Vargas gave the Viola hope in the 79th minute.
Ibrahimovic was then given his marching orders with a straight red card which could see him miss up to three of Milan’s last six games of the season.
Napoli were efficient rather than effervescent but did enough to delight the 15,000 travelling fans.
Giuseppe Mascara opened the scoring after half an hour and Marek Hamsik doubled the visitors’ lead from the penalty spot in first-half stoppage time.
Lazio moved up to fourth with a 2-0 victory over Parma. Luca Toni scored a late winner to earn Juventus a 3-2 win against his former club Genoa.
